INDIANAPOLIS - Limited to six players one night after brawling with fans, the Pacers dropped an 86-83 decision to the Magic on Saturday night.
With leading scorers Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson suspended indefinitely by the NBA earlier in the day after an ugly fight with fans Friday night in Detroit, the short-handed Pacers managed to stay close against the Magic.
But Grant Hill made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 28 points for Orlando.
Fred Jones scored a career-best 31, and rookie David Harrison added 19 for Indiana.
The Pacers held a four-point lead in the first quarter and had a 69-67 advantage after two free throws by Austin Croshere four minutes into the fourth.
Hill tied it and put the Magic in front again after a turnover by Croshere. Harrison tied it at 71, but Steve Francis and Hill made consecutive baskets, and Orlando never surrendered the lead.
ROCKETS 91, CLIPPERS 86 (OT): Tracy McGrady scored five of his 32 in overtime for visiting Houston. The Rockets, who lost four of their previous five, opened a four-game road trip with their seventh straight win over the Clippers. Yao Ming had 10 points and eight assists before fouling out. McGrady missed a 21-footer, but was fouled by Bobby Simmons with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws, forcing overtime at 82.
CAVS 100, BOBCATS 84: LeBron James scored 25, Jeff McInnis added a season-high 24 and host Cleveland won its sixth straight. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 12 points - 10 in the second half - and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who beat Charlotte for the second time in three days.
WOLVES 99, HORNETS 94: Eddie Griffin scored 23 and Kevin Garnett had 20 despite a shoulder injury to lift the visiting Minnesota. Griffin scored 12 in the third to help the Timberwolves build a double-digit cushion they carried through much of the second half. New Orleans fell to 0-8 in the franchise's worst start.
JAZZ 92, HAWKS 79: Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and visiting Utah pulled away. The Jazz made 11 of 12 free throws in the final 4:18 to fend off a comeback attempt by Atlanta, which twice pulled within five points in the fourth quarter but couldn't get any closer.
WIZARDS 97, NETS 86: Larry Hughes scored 10 of his 22 in the fourth, and Washington won in New Jersey for the first time since 1999. Antawn Jamison added 27 for the Wizards, who had lost their past eight in the Garden State.
WARRIORS: Guard Mickael Pietrus was activated, and rookie forward Andris Biedrins (strained left hamstring) was placed on the injured list.
